Douche device



Patented Jan. 9, 1934 DOUCHE DEVICE Daisy B. Hanna, Indianapolis, Ind.

Application June 17, 1931. Serial No.

(Cl. 12S-241) 1 Claim.

This invention relates to a douche device for directing a stream ofwater, vapor or other fluid into a particular cavity of the human body,and the main object of the present invention is to provide ecient meansfor thoroughly cleansing that cavity and conducting away the fluid afterit has served its purpose.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a memberespecially adapted, by its shape and construction, to be inserted in theexternal opening of or entrance to the genital canal of the humanfemale, and to provide close contact with the exterior body surfacesurrounding said opening, to prevent the escape of fluid except throughsaid insertable member which is adapted to provide for the free outflowof said fluid after having served its cleansing purpose. y

It is also an object to provide means for conducting this spent iiuidaway from said insertable member without danger of escape thereof inother ways, and a further object is to provide a spray member especiallyadapted for co-operation with said insertable member, to be carried anddirected by said member for properly directing a spray of cleansingfluid into the cavity to be cleansed, and which spray member is adaptedto be moved to project the same a further or lesser distance into thegenital canal so that the spray will reach and cleanse all partsthereof.

With the above and other ends in view, the inverition consists in thematters hereinafter set forth and more particularly pointed out in theappended claim, reference being had to the accompanying drawing inwhich- Figure 1 is a vertical section through a device illustrative ofan embodiment of the present inventin;

Fig. 2 is a front end elevation of the same with a spray7 tube shown inFig. 1 removed;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view similar to that of Fig. l and showing amodified construction, and

Fig. 4 is a front end elevation of Fig. 3.

The device comprises a body 1, preferably formed of sheet metal or anyother suitable material providing thin walls, and of oval configurationin end elevation with the rear side wall drawn laterally outward fromthe body to provide an elongated conical projection or irrigator 2formed substantially circular in cross-section with its wall curvedtoward the end of the cone where it merges into the peripheral portionof this side of the body, and with the outer end portion of said conicalprojection or irrigator contracted slightly to provide a smooth roundedend portion 3 which is formed with an end opening 4 and a plurality oflateral openings 5 of any desired size and shape.

As stated, said body 1 is preferably of oval shape in end elevation, thefront wall 6 thereof being formed adjacent the upper end of the body,with an opening 'l and adjacent its lower end with a projecting nipple9. This body, in the formation thereof may be stamped out and formed insuitable dies, and the edges of the two parts brought together andwelded forming an outwardly projecting peripheral seam 8. The peripheraledge wall 10 of this body thus provided with this outwardly projectingseam, may also be corrugated, as at 11 so that a soft flexible elasticband or pad 12 of rubber or other suitable material ap- 70 plied overthis edge of the body will be engaged by these corrugations and seam toassist in holding the band in place, said band being elastic to stretchover said edge of the body with the comparatively thin side edge 13 ofthe band con- 75' tracted to lie snugly against and extend inwardly fora short distance upon the peripheral portion or base of the wall formingthe conical irrigator 2. The center or that portion of said band or padintermediate itsside edges which lies directly upon and covers theperipheral wall 10 `of the body, is preferably thickened somewhat topro' vide a comparatively soft, yieldable pad held firmly in place bythe edge portions of the band which extend inward over the edges orangles of the body, and also held by the engagement of the pad portionof the band with the corrugations 11 and seam 8 of the wall 10.

A flexible spray tube 14, also of rubber or other suitable material isinserted into the body through 9o" the opening 'l in the front end wall6, and at its outer end is provided with a detachable nipple 15 for theapplication thereto of any suitable tubing for conducting fluid to thespray tube and into and through a spray nozzle 16 formed on 95 orapplied to the inner end of said spray tube, said nozzle being curvedand contracted toward its outer end to form, in a measure, acontinuation of the contracted end of the irrigator 2 through the endopening 4 in which said nozzle extends. This 100 nozzle is provided witha plurality of small spray openings 16 for the escape of the fluid, andto form a spray for irrigating the part of the human body to becleansed.

The construction shown in Figs. 3 and 4 is sub- 105 stantially the sameas the construction shown in Figs. 1 and 2, with the exception that thebody 1 instead of being a closed body, is provided with a large openingin its front end wall 6, which opening is closed by a detachable closureor door 17 held in place in any suitable manner as by thumb screws 18having stems 19 passing through openings in the door and screw-threadedat their inner ends to engage screw-threaded openings in bars 20extending across the body within the interior thereof. To make a tightjoint between the edges of this door and the edges of the opening in thebody, a gasket 2l of suitable material and of L-shape in cross-sectionis inserted over the edges of the door opening.

A further diiference lies in providing a comparatively deep groove 22 inthe body 1 to receive a part of and assist in holding the band 12 inplace.

Huid isthus it will-flow into the body 1 through the openings hasperformed its cleansing function.

As the spray tube 14 is iiexible and freely movable'through the openings4 and 7, the spray nozzle 16 may be projected to a greater or lesserdistance into the genital canal beyond the end of the irrigator 2, asfound desirable, and when not in use, this spray tube may be easilypulled out of the device and cleansed, leaving the body l and itsintegral irrigator 2, open for free flushing. There the device isprovided with the removable door 17, its interior is made accessible forcleansing if found necessary, but usually this is not necessary as theentire interior and exterior same.

Obviously other changes may be made in the construction, Withoutdeparting from the scope of the invention as indicated by the appendedclaim.

Having thus fully described my invention, What I claim isz* f A douchedevice comprising a hollow body formed of thin sheet metal and of ovalconfigurationk in end elevation, one wall of said body being formedoutwardly into conical form to provide a hollow conical irrigator havingan opening therein at its apex, said cone being located centrally of thewall of the body and merged into the pesaid wall, said body having asubstantially flat side Wall at its side opposite Y and said flat sidewall being formed with an opening adjacent the upper end of the wall andcut away throughout a major portion there-

